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Iggi Kelly
The young generation of the Kelly Family – with modern German-language pop and a voice that immediately stands out. Iggi Kelly became known through television appearances and his own releases, and he has made something of his own out of the big family name: currently produced pop with German lyrics that appeals directly to a…
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Youssou N’Dour
One of Africa’s greatest voices – and one of the world’s best-known musicians. Youssou N’Dour has been shaping the mbalax, the Senegalese pop style, in which traditional drum rhythms meet modern arrangements, since the seventies. He became known to an audience of millions in 1994 through “7 Seconds”, the duet with Neneh Cherry, which reached…
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Umberto Tozzi
“Ti amo” and “Gloria” – two songs that are sung all over the world. Umberto Tozzi wrote them, and he sings them with the same passion to this day. In 1977, “Ti amo” was number one in several European countries, and two years later “Gloria” in the English-language version by Laura Branigan became a world…
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Thomas Anders
The voice of Modern Talking – the most internationally successful German pop project of all time. “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul”, “You Can Win If You Want”, “Cheri Cheri Lady”, “Brother Louie”, “Geronimo’s Cadillac”: songs that topped the charts throughout Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. Over one hundred and twenty million records sold. Hardly…
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Paul Young
One of the most distinctive soul voices in Great Britain – and a career that leads into the middle of the eighties. In 1983, his version of Marvin Gaye’s “Wherever I Lay My Hat” was at number one for three weeks. “Come Back and Stay” and “Love of the Common People” followed, and in 1985…
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Paul Potts
The most beautiful story television has ever told – and behind it a singer who silences every hall. In 2007, a mobile phone salesman from South Wales appeared on a British casting show, sang an aria from Puccini’s “Turandot” and won the show. The video recording has been viewed hundreds of millions of times worldwide…
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Natalie Imbruglia
“Torn” is one of those songs that everyone can sing along to – even those who don’t know the singer’s name. In 1997, the song was in the charts in over twenty countries and set a record for radio appearances in the USA. The Australian started as an actress, went to London and released a…
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Midge Ure
A man who shaped the eighties in several ways. As the frontman of Ultravox, Midge Ure recorded “Vienna” in 1981 – one of the style-defining pieces of the New Wave era and still a classic today. “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” and “Hymn” followed, and in 1985 he landed a solo number one hit…
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Michael Bolton
One of the great voices of pop music. Over seventy-five million records sold, two Grammys – and ballads that have shaped an entire decade. He originally wrote “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” for another singer, and in his own version it became a number one hit. “How Can We Be Lovers”, “Said…
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Luis Fonsi
A world star with the most streamed song of his time. “Despacito” topped the charts in over fifty countries in 2017, was the first predominantly Spanish-language song in decades to top the US charts and was the first music video ever to break the five billion views mark. There is no mayfly success behind it:…
